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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Sometimes you only need the smallest sampling of material to know an artist has both that extra special understanding of the mechanics of comics and also that…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! For Thought Bubble last year Fraser Geesin and Laurie Rowan introduced us to the cast of Purple Hate Balloon. In that memorable one-shot they took us to…
Hugely popular UK creator Alex Norris has asked for the comics community’s support in a legal battle against a US publishing company attempting to claim ownership of their internet sensation…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Last year for Thought Bubble Joe Stone and Matthew Dooley, those two much respected gentlemen of the UK indie comics scene, collaborated on a split format, reversible…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! When I chose Anna Readman to be one of Broken Frontier’s ‘Six to Watch’ artists in 2019 it was based solely on a few short pieces on…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Sometimes we don’t need the sequential part of sequential art to find whole narrratives bound up in a single image. Sammy Ward’s All Ghosts: A Slice of…
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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! “In September 2020 I had an affair with next door’s cat”… That’s an opening sentence in one of the strips in Rebecca K. Jones’s Alfcat that is…
THOUGHT BUBBLE 2022! Over the years, via social media, I had already become acutely aware of UK artist Tom Humberstone’s love for the game of tennis. That passion is embodied…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! To mark Broken Frontier’s 20th anniversary we invited the comics community to give a shout-out to a creator or project they first discovered through BF. In…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Back in the day Sean Azzopardi was the very first person I got to know when my comics coverage shifted dramatically from the US genre comics…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Micropublishers who bring exciting new talents to a broader readership and appreciate just how diverse approaches to the comics page have a parallel mission to ours…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! One of the undeniable pleasures of an operation like BF is seeing artists that we have either directly championed or who are associated with the site…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! As we approach the end of our 20th anniversary celebrations at BF we have a very special interview to take us into the last couple of…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! It’s an amazing thing to be there at the beginning of an ongoing comics journey that leads to ever more exciting destinations. We have been following…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! The practice of Simon Moreton may have evolved into a more multi-media incarnation but his place in the UK comics community over the last decade has…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Publishers with an eclectic catalogue of comics work always appeal to us here at BF, and publishers with a consistently excellent eclectic catalogue of comics work all…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! Inductees into the Broken Frontier Hall of Fame for their championing of comics and creators from across every continent on the planet (with the exceptions of the…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! BF always tries to put a significant focus on creators and publishers who exploit the full potential of the unique storytelling devices of comics and embrace…
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
